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Brian Brown gave Reno the lead early against Tulsa and became the all-time leading scorer for Reno 1868 FC, when he left-footed a shot in the 26th minute off an an assist from Antoine Hoppenot. Brown has 19 goals in his two seasons with Reno. Dane Kelly scored 18 goals last season.

Reno 1868 FC played 'Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Saturday at Greater Nevada Field in downtown Reno.(Photo: David Calvert/Reno 1868 FC, Photo by David Calvert/Reno 1868)

Reno 1868 added a second goal goal five minutes later on a header by Zach Carroll, off an assist from Chris Wehan.

San Antonio beat Seattle Sounders, 3-1, on Saturday night, meaning Reno 1868 still needs one more point to clinch a playoff spot and has three games to get it, either by a tie or fore one point, or a win for three.

Reno 1868 FC is on the road for its next two games,Wednesday and Saturday, then returns home to finish the regular season on Oct. 13 against Orange County at 6 p.m.

Brown said he talks to Kelly once in a while and Kelly encourages him to score. Brown was injured for much of last season, when they were teammates in Reno.

"Last year was tough for me, so for me to be the all-time leading goal scorer for the club, it's a privilege," Brown said. "It was a great game and we enjoyed it. We're playing some good football."

Reno 1868 FC played 'Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Saturday at Greater Nevada Field in downtown Reno.(Photo: David Calvert/Reno 1868 FC, Photo by David Calvert/Reno 1868)

Reno thoroughly dominated the game Saturday, taking 28 shots, to six for Tulsa, and 13 on target, to none for Tulsa. Reno had nine corner kicks, to five for Tulsa.

Reno coach Ian Russell said his team could have scored four or five goals and that finishing better will be something to work on on practice.

Carroll agreed with that assessment.

"It easily could have been five or six to zero," Carroll said. "We need to fine-tune the offensive attacks and our counter attacks."

Reno 1868 was coming off a 4-0 win over Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday.

Carroll said getting an early lead and not giving up late goals has been a good sign for the team over the past week.

Reno 1868 FC played 'Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Saturday at Greater Nevada Field in downtown Reno.(Photo: David Calvert/Reno 1868 FC, Photo by David Calvert/Reno 1868)

Except for not finishing better, Russell said it was a complete performance by Reno 1868..

He said Brown has a good chance to break Kelly's single-season record for goals.

"The way he's playing now, I think it will happen. He's taking his chances, he's really finishing. He's creating chances and he's getting rewarded for it," Russell said.

The last time Reno played Tulsa met, Reno needed a late goal from midfielder Lindo Mfeka to walk out of Tulsa with a 1-1 draw. The draw kept Reno unbeaten during the longest road trip of the season and was a part of a 16-match unbeaten streak (club record).

Tulsa was already eliminated from the playoffs. Former UNLV standout Joaquin Rivas leads Tulsa with 11 goals his year while FC Dallas loanee Jesús Ferreira ranks second with six goals on the season.

Reno 1868 FC played 'Tulsa Roughnecks FC on Saturday at Greater Nevada Field in downtown Reno.(Photo: David Calvert/Reno 1868 FC, Photo by David Calvert/Reno 1868)

Carroll said Reno has a good chance to get the one point it needs.

"It's going to be tough but we're up for it," Carroll said. "We have a great group of guys."